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University of Phoenix volunteers "plant" 10,000 flags spelling "FREEDOM IS NEVER FREE" to honor the sacrifices made by active-duty service members, their families and veterans for the Memorial Day weekend. (Photo: Business Wire)

University of Phoenix volunteers "plant" 10,000 flags spelling "FREEDOM IS NEVER FREE" to honor the sacrifices made by active-duty service members, their families and veterans for the Memorial Day weekend. (Photo: Business Wire)

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In honor of Memorial Day this weekend,today more than 50
volunteers from University of Phoenix, a subsidiary of Apollo Education
Group (Nasdaq: APOL), planted 10,000 flags on the lawn of the
University’s Phoenix office. The flag display reads “FREEDOM IS NEVER
FREE” and represents a meaningful symbol of appreciation to those
service members who sacrificed their lives for our country’s freedom.
Prior to Memorial Day, the flags will be removed and donated to local
veteran cemeteries.

“This Memorial Day, University of Phoenix is proud to honor fallen
service members by saluting the men and women who paid the ultimate
price to protect our freedom,” said University of Phoenix Military
Relations Vice President and retired U.S. Army Colonel Garland Williams.
“The University is proud to show our appreciation today through this
flag demonstration, and to show our appreciation all year long by
removing barriers to help our nation’s service members, their families
and veterans complete their education goals.”

In conjunction with the Memorial Day flag ceremony, University of
Phoenix will encourage donations to the American Red Cross. The Red
Cross is a lifeline for deployed service members, allowing them to
communicate to loved ones back home during emergencies and provide
social services, emergency travel, financial assistance and mental
health support for returning service members and their families.The
public can make a donation to the Red Cross by visiting http://www.redcross.org/cm/uphoenix-pub.

“The American Red Cross is incredibly honored to be part of University
of Phoenix’s Memorial Day Tribute saluting America’s military,” said
David Emerson, CEO of the American Red Cross Phoenix Region. “While the
American Red Cross was born on the battlefield, the Red Cross now serves
members of the Armed Forces and their families from the time they enter
the military throughout active duty and into their years as veterans.”

Additionally, the public is invited to visit University of Phoenix’s
Military Tribute Wall to post a virtual message showing appreciation of
service to a current active-duty service member, a veteran or retiree
who has previously served, or to someone who paid the ultimate sacrifice
protecting the nation’s freedom. University of Phoenix’s Military
Tribute Wall can be found by visiting http://phoenixpatriotmagazine.com/memorial-day-tribute.

Apollo Education Group, parent company of University of Phoenix, is
dedicated to being a good corporate citizen by serving communities and
individuals across the country. Through its corporate social
responsibility efforts, Apollo Education Group focuses on giving in the
areas of education, workforce readiness and sustainability. To learn
more about the impact of these efforts, please visit http://csrreport.apollo.edu/.

About University of Phoenix Military Relations

University of Phoenix Military Division works directly with active
military members, their spouses, and veterans to help them balance
frequent deployments, relocations, and training schedules while
obtaining their degrees. University of Phoenix Military students can
access classes online or at more than 100 University of Phoenix
locations, giving military students an opportunity to choose the
learning environment that is most conducive to their educational
success. More information can be found at www.phoenix.edu/colleges_divisions/military.html.

About University of Phoenix

University of Phoenix is constantly innovating to help students balance
education and life in a rapidly changing world. Flexible schedules,
challenging courses and interactive learning can help students pursue
personal and career aspirations without putting their lives on hold. As
the flagship university of Apollo Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: APOL), University
of Phoenix serves a diverse student population, offering associate,
bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs from campuses and
learning centers across the U.S. as well as online throughout the world.
For more information, visit www.phoenix.edu.